Radius-rod repair socket



A yii 15 19m 1,490,667

- E. P. HENEREY RADIUS ROD REPAIR SOCKET Filed June 50. 1922 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

EDWAXZD THENEELEY, Uh COPE, SOUTH CARG'LINA.

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Arpiieotionfiieii lune 30, 3822. Serial 1%. 571,866.

To all whom it may; concern." Be it known that l, l lnwnnn P. Hemmer a citizen of the United States, residing at Cope, in the county of @rangehurg and c State of South Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rediusliod litepair Sockets, of which the following is o SpEClfiCahlOHs V I J This invention relates to repair devicesrfor auton'ioloiles particularly llords and has for its object the provision of a novel socket de vice designed to he used in making repairs in case of breakage or Wearing out of the ordinary socket which holds the hall head of the front radius rod.

lit is Well known that it is 9, very difiicult matter to make a repair at this point owing to the fact that the soclret is brazed onto the engine and necessitates disassembling heioro the necessary Work can he accomplished. lit is also well known that after considerable use of a, car the ball socket becomes greatly Worn even though it may not become broken and excessive play results which causes an 2% annoying degree of rattling and makes the structure insecure. it is with these facts in view that I have designed the present in vention.

An important ohject is the provision ci at St repair device of this character which is used in connection With the ordinary boll cap and which is held in place upon the hrohen or Worn out socket by means of studs pe-- culiar formation An additional object is the provision of o device of this character "which will he simple and inexpensive in manufacture and installatioin highly eiiicient in use, durable in service and a general improvement in the art. Y

With the shove and other objects and ad vantages in View the invention consists in the details of construction to he hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view through a portion of a Ford automobile engine the section being taken in advance of the radius rod holding socket, I Figure 2 is a central vertical cross section through the device in place,

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken along; our of the studs and Figure 4 is a perspective view oi? the re placement member alone.

held in Referring more particularly to the drawings the letter A designates a portion of the transmission case of a Ford automobile engine, B designates the socket Which is brazed onto the transmission case and which is for the purpose of holding the ball head C of the front radius rod D, the ball lie-utilising position by a cap E secured in place 1) means of nuts engaged upon the studs.

in carrying out my invention 1 provide e replacement nemher 10 which may be constructed of any suitable metal and which in cludes a partially spherical portion 11 adapted to it Within the socket B, this spherical 70 portion being formed with a socket 12 corresponding exactly to the original condition of the socket B. This replacement member further includes lateral extensions 13 formed with holes 14. 7b

in connection with this replacement meniher I make use 01 a pair of peculiarly formed studs 15 which replace the ordinary studs and each of these studs 15 has one end threaded as shown at 16 for engagement so Within the usual stud receiving hole of the member B. intermediate its ends each stud is formed with s, trusto-conicol enlargement 17 which fits Within the hole 14- it being noted that these holes are formed suhstantially of the saine configuration as the enlargements. The other ends of the studs are threaded as shown at 18.

When it is necessary to employ my r pair device. the cap E and the ordinary studs are removed and the ball head of the radius rod is disengaged from the socket memher B, The member 10 is then placed in position with the spherical portion 11 i thereof engaging within the socket B, and t5 the studs 15 are then screwed into the holes in the member l3. Owing to the fact that these studs are formed with the enlargemerits 1'1 which fit Within the openings or holes 14 it isapparent that the member 10 will he held firmly against the underside of the member B so that it cannot possibly drop down or become otherwise displace. The hall hcadC is then engaged Within the Socket 12 and the cap E is laced in position against the underside of the member 10. the studs 15 passingthrough the holes l in the ends of the cap. i then prefer to place coil springs 19 about the studs, these springs abutting: against the underside of the cap and also shutting-against castcllstcd nuts 20 which are screwed. onto the thrcedo ,ends 18 of the studs and secured by cotter motor or disassemble any part of the mechanism.

While 1 have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention oi the scope of the suhjoined claims.

Having, thus described my invention 1 claim:

projection and adapted to he 1. A repair device for the front radiusrod ball socket of an automobile, comprising a member having apartia-llv spherical projection and adapted to be disposed against said socket with said projection received therein, said projection being itself formed with a socket corresponding to the normal. condition of the original socket, said memmoons? her being adapted to have the socket thereof to receive the hall head of the radius rod and to have the ordinary hall can disposed against its underside, and studs passing through the cap and said member, each stud being formed intermediate its ends with an enlarged. portion and said men'iber having its end portions formed with holes conformingly receiving the enlargements on the studs. coil springs surrounding the studs below the cap, and nuts on. the studs holding said springs in place.

2. A repair device for the front radius rod hall socket of an automobile, comprising a member having'a partially saherical disposed against said socket With said projection received therein said projection being itself formed with a socket corresponding to the normal condition of the ori inal ocket, said member heine adapted to liave the socket thereof to receive the ball head of the radius rod and to have the ordinary hall cap disposed against its underside, and studs passing: through the can and said member, coil springs surrounding the studs below the cap, and nuts on the studs holding said springs in place. L

in testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDWARD P. HENEREY. 

